Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952 / 1954
60-94, Finished 6th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Fred Hutchinson (60-94)
Scored 695 runs, Allowed 923 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 57-97
Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 884,658 (5th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 102
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| Season Summary | 60-94, Final Rank:6, GB: 40.5 | |
| Days in First | never | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 41.5 | last on Saturday, Sep 26, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | never | |
| Most Games under .500 | 37 | last on Saturday, Aug 29 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 5 | Sunday, Jul 19 to Friday, Jul 24 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 13 | Saturday, May 23 to Sunday, Jun 7 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 23 | Thursday, Jun 18 |
| Most Runs Scored | 13 | Sunday, Jul 19 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 15 | Wednesday, May 27 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 7 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 2 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tuesday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 0 | 10 | 0-1 | 6 | 1.0 | Trucks | Garver | 2:20 | D | 11,804 | - | ||
| 2 | 2 | Thursday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 8 | 11 | 0-2 | 8 | 2.0 | Hooper | Herbert | 3:01 | D | 25,253 | -- | |||
| 3 | 3 | Friday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 5 | 1-2 | 6 | 1.5 | Madison | Feller | 2:51 | D | 2,642 | + | |||
| 4 | 4 | Saturday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 7 | 8 | 11 | 1-3 | 8 | 3.0 | Stuart | Houtteman | Trucks | 3:19 | D | 0 | - | |
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 2 | 3 | 1-4 | 8 | 3.0 | Pillette | Marlowe | Cain | 1:51 | D | 16,093 | -- | ||
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1-5 | 8 | 4.0 | Stuart | Garver | Paige | 3:32 | D | 7,048 | --- | |
| 7 | 7 | Tuesday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 5 | 7 | 1-6 | 8 | 4.0 | Pierce | Herbert | Dorish | 2:46 | D | 2,742 | ---- | ||
| 8 | 8 | Wednesday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 7 | 9 | 1-7 | 8 | 5.0 | Dobson | Jordan | Dorish | 2:43 | D | 2,345 | ----- | ||
| 9 | 9 | Thursday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 8 | 4 | 2-7 | 8 | 5.0 | Hoeft | Rogovin | 2:11 | D | 3,567 | + | |||
| 10 | 10 | Friday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 4 | 2-8 | 8 | 6.0 | Garcia | Houtteman | 2:05 | D | 9,283 | - | ||
| 11 | 11 | Saturday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 4 | 2-9 | 8 | 7.0 | Wynn | Erickson | 2:28 | D | 5,513 | -- | ||
| 12 | 12 | Sunday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 2-10 | 8 | 7.5 | Feller | Gray | 2:22 | D | 0 | --- | ||
| 13 | 13 | Sunday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 12 | 2-11 | 8 | 7.5 | Lemon | Garver | 2:33 | D | 17,047 | ---- | ||
| 14 | 14 | Tuesday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 0 | 2 | 2-12 | 8 | 8.5 | McDermott | Hoeft | 2:31 | D | 3,059 | ----- | |||
| 15 | 15 | Wednesday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 10 | 2-13 | 8 | 9.0 | Parnell | Marlowe | Kinder | 2:55 | D | 1,767 | ------ | ||
| 16 | 16 | Friday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 7 | 3 | 3-13 | 8 | 8.5 | Garver | Byrd | 2:35 | D | 2,086 | + | |||
| 17 | 17 | Saturday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 1 | 4 | 3-14 | 8 | 8.5 | Martin | Gray | 2:05 | D | 4,629 | - | |||
| 18 | 18 | Sunday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 5 | 6 | 3-15 | 8 | 9.5 | Miller | Hoeft | Blackwell | 2:57 | D | 29,462 | -- | ||
| 19 | 19 | Monday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 10 | 8 | 4-15 | 8 | 8.5 | Madison | Raschi | Houtteman | 2:43 | D | 7,405 | + | ||
| 20 | 20 | Tuesday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 4 | 14 | 4-16 | 8 | 9.5 | Porterfield | Wight | 2:40 | D | 2,605 | - | |||
| 21 | 21 | Wednesday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 8 | 4 | 5-16 | 8 | 9.0 | Garver | Stobbs | 2:05 | D | 2,614 | + | |||
| 22 | 22 | Friday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 7 | 5-17 | 8 | 9.0 | Dobson | Gray | 2:20 | N | 25,491 | - | ||
| 23 | 23 | Saturday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 12 | 5-18 | 8 | 10.0 | Fornieles | Houtteman | 2:25 | D | 8,700 | -- | ||
| 24 | 24 | Sunday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 6 | 6-18 | 8 | 10.5 | Hoeft | Bearden | 2:20 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 25 | 25 | Sunday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 5 | 10 | 6-19 | 8 | 10.5 | Rogovin | Wight | 2:05 | D | 20,770 | - | ||
| 26 | 26 | Tuesday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 1 | 10 | 6-20 | 8 | 11.5 | Marrero | Garver | 2:30 | N | 12,564 | -- | ||
| 27 | 27 | Thursday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 3 | 5 | 6-21 | 8 | 12.0 | Byrd | Gray | 2:01 | N | 2,746 | --- | ||
| 28 | 28 | Friday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 7 | 6 | 7-21 | 8 | 11.5 | Houtteman | Martin | 2:02 | N | 1,699 | + | ||
| 29 | 29 | Saturday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 6 | 3 | 8-21 | 8 | 10.5 | Hoeft | Bishop | Erickson | 2:21 | D | 1,980 | ++ | |
| 30 | 30 | Monday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 5 | 2 | 9-21 | 8 | 11.0 | Garver | Hudson | 2:25 | D | 0 | +++ | ||
| 31 | 31 | Monday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 8 | 9-22 | 8 | 11.0 | Parnell | Madison | Kinder | 2:27 | D | 6,591 | - | |
| 32 | 32 | Tuesday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9-23 | 8 | 12.0 | Sain | Gray | 2:27 | N | 25,990 | -- | |
| 33 | 33 | Wednesday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 8 | 9 | 9-24 | 8 | 13.0 | Reynolds | Wight | 3:08 | D | 9,113 | --- | ||
| 34 | 34 | Friday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 0 | 10-24 | 8 | 12.5 | Houtteman | Rogovin | 2:21 | N | 19,152 | + | |||
| 35 | 35 | Saturday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 4 | 10-25 | 8 | 13.5 | Dobson | Garver | Dorish | 2:43 | D | 8,922 | - | ||
| 36 | 36 | Sunday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 3 | 10-26 | 8 | 14.5 | Keegan | Gray | 2:38 | D | 17,474 | -- | |||
| 37 | 37 | Tuesday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 8 | 9 | 10-27 | 8 | 14.5 | Hooper | Harrist | 2:42 | N | 2,142 | --- | ||
| 38 | 38 | Wednesday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | T | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10-27 | 8 | 15.0 | 4:23 | N | 13,894 | --- | |||
| 39 | 39 | Friday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10-28 | 8 | 16.5 | Brecheen | Madison | 3:14 | D | 3,208 | ---- | ||
| 40 | 40 | Saturday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 4 | 5 | 10-29 | 8 | 17.5 | Trucks | Marlowe | Paige | 2:31 | D | 0 | ----- | ||
| 41 | 41 | Saturday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 1 | 13 | 10-30 | 8 | 17.5 | Cain | Harrist | Stuart | 2:18 | D | 24,007 | ------ | ||
| 42 | 42 | Sunday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 8 | 10-31 | 8 | 18.5 | Lemon | Houtteman | 2:28 | D | 17,143 | ------- | |||
| 43 | 43 | Tuesday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | PHA | T | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10-31 | 8 | 19.0 | 4:28 | N | 11,971 | ------- | ||||
| 44 | 44 | Wednesday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 7 | 10 | 10-32 | 8 | 20.0 | Bishop | Madison | 2:28 | D | 2,478 | -------- | |||
| 45 | 45 | Thursday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 2 | 11 | 10-33 | 8 | 21.5 | Fricano | Gray | 2:06 | D | 0 | --------- | |||
| 46 | 46 | Thursday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10-34 | 8 | 21.5 | Bishop | Hoeft | 2:49 | D | 3,112 | ---------- | ||
| 47 | 47 | Saturday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 6 | 10-35 | 8 | 23.5 | Nixon | Herbert | 2:22 | D | 0 | ----------- | |||
| 48 | 48 | Saturday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 0 | 1 | 10-36 | 8 | 23.5 | Parnell | Marlowe | 2:14 | D | 6,957 | ------------ | |||
| 49 | 49 | Sunday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 4 | 10-37 | 8 | 25.0 | Brown | Houtteman | 2:07 | D | 11,917 | ------------- | |||
| 50 | 50 | Monday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 3 | 11-37 | 8 | 24.5 | Garver | Freeman | 2:13 | D | 2,198 | + | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Tuesday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 11-38 | 8 | 25.5 | Gorman | Gray | 2:10 | N | 38,489 | - | |||
| 52 | 52 | Wednesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 4 | 11 | 11-39 | 8 | 26.5 | Sain | Hoeft | Scarborough | 2:50 | D | 7,331 | -- | ||
| 53 | 53 | Thursday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 6 | 11-40 | 8 | 27.5 | McDonald | Houtteman | Reynolds | 2:17 | D | 5,366 | --- | ||
| 54 | 54 | Friday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 2 | 1 | 12-40 | 8 | 27.5 | Marlowe | Dixon | 1:55 | N | 12,675 | + | |||
| 55 | 55 | Saturday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 7 | 6 | 13-40 | 8 | 27.5 | Garver | Porterfield | Newhouser | 2:18 | D | 4,765 | ++ | ||
| 56 | 56 | Sunday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 1 | 6 | 13-41 | 8 | 29.0 | Shea | Gray | 1:59 | D | 11,494 | - | |||
| 57 | 57 | Tuesday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 5 | 3 | 14-41 | 8 | 28.0 | Hoeft | Hudson | 2:30 | N | 19,151 | + | ||
| 58 | 58 | Wednesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 17 | 14-42 | 8 | 29.0 | Nixon | Marlowe | 2:53 | D | 5,750 | - | ||
| 59 | 59 | Thursday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 23 | 14-43 | 8 | 30.5 | Kinder | Garver | 3:03 | D | 3,108 | -- | ||
| 60 | 60 | Friday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 2 | 15-43 | 8 | 29.5 | Gray | Kuzava | 2:21 | D | 7,251 | + | ||
| 61 | 61 | Saturday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 6 | 15-44 | 8 | 30.5 | Raschi | Madison | Reynolds | 2:35 | D | 14,297 | - | |
| 62 | 62 | Sunday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 6 | 15-45 | 8 | 30.5 | Ford | Newhouser | 2:15 | D | 0 | -- | ||
| 63 | 63 | Sunday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 10 | 3 | 16-45 | 8 | 30.5 | Hoeft | Gorman | Garver | 3:05 | D | 26,387 | + | |
| 64 | 64 | Tuesday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 5 | 0 | 17-45 | 8 | 29.5 | Gromek | Fricano | 1:50 | N | 2,463 | ++ | ||
| 65 | 65 | Wednesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 6 | 3 | 18-45 | 8 | 28.5 | Garver | Bishop | 2:09 | N | 2,298 | +++ | ||
| 66 | 66 | Thursday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 2 | 5 | 18-46 | 8 | 28.5 | Byrd | Marlowe | 1:53 | N | 2,368 | - | ||
| 67 | 67 | Friday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 7 | 3 | 19-46 | 8 | 27.5 | Gray | Schmitz | Herbert | 2:20 | N | 7,800 | + | |
| 68 | 68 | Saturday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 5 | 6 | 19-47 | 8 | 27.5 | Sima | Herbert | 2:23 | N | 4,386 | - | ||
| 69 | 69 | Sunday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 2 | 5 | 19-48 | 8 | 27.0 | Masterson | Gromek | 1:48 | D | 0 | -- | ||
| 70 | 70 | Sunday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 5 | 1 | 20-48 | 8 | 27.0 | Hoeft | Byrne | 2:15 | D | 7,865 | + | ||
| 71 | 71 | Tuesday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20-49 | 8 | 27.0 | Houtteman | Garver | 1:35 | N | 50,553 | - | ||
| 72 | 72 | Wednesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 2 | 21-49 | 8 | 26.0 | Gray | Lemon | 2:11 | D | 5,703 | + | |||
| 73 | 73 | Thursday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 2 | 22-49 | 8 | 26.0 | Gromek | Garcia | 1:45 | D | 3,650 | ++ | |||
| 74 | 74 | Friday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 8 | 22-50 | 8 | 27.0 | Wynn | Hoeft | 2:15 | N | 17,219 | - | ||
| 75 | 75 | Saturday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 4 | 22-51 | 8 | 28.0 | Feller | Garver | 2:04 | D | 0 | -- | ||
| 76 | 76 | Saturday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 1 | 23-51 | 8 | 28.0 | Marlowe | Houtteman | 2:08 | D | 22,319 | + | ||
| 77 | 77 | Sunday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 10 | 7 | 24-51 | 8 | 26.0 | Herbert | Larsen | 3:05 | D | 0 | ++ | ||
| 78 | 78 | Sunday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 7 | 1 | 25-51 | 8 | 26.0 | Gray | Holloman | 2:01 | D | 5,417 | +++ | ||
| 79 | 79 | Monday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 8 | 7 | 11 | 26-51 | 7 | 26.5 | Marlowe | Paige | 3:10 | N | 2,184 | ++++ | |
| 80 | 80 | Tuesday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 26-52 | 7 | 26.5 | Fornieles | Hoeft | 2:15 | N | 19,781 | - | ||
| 81 | 81 | Wednesday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 14 | 26-53 | 8 | 27.5 | Trucks | Weik | Aloma | 2:42 | D | 16,386 | -- | |
| 82 | 82 | Thursday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 4 | 26-54 | 8 | 27.5 | Dorish | Marlowe | 1:55 | D | 5,332 | --- | ||
| 83 | 83 | Friday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 4 | 8 | 26-55 | 8 | 28.5 | Pillette | Gray | 2:28 | N | 26,106 | ---- | |||
| 84 | 84 | Saturday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 2 | 7 | 26-56 | 8 | 29.5 | Cain | Gromek | 1:39 | D | 6,519 | ----- | |||
| 85 | 85 | Sunday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 8 | 7 | 27-56 | 8 | 30.0 | Herbert | Paige | 2:44 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 86 | 86 | Sunday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 2 | 3 | 27-57 | 8 | 30.0 | Littlefield | Branca | 2:05 | D | 22,327 | - | |||
| 87 | 87 | Thursday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 27-58 | 8 | 30.5 | Parnell | Gromek | Henry | 2:37 | N | 16,011 | -- | ||
| 88 | 88 | Friday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 27-59 | 8 | 31.5 | Brown | Gray | Kinder | 2:44 | N | 17,260 | --- | ||
| 89 | 89 | Saturday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 5 | 27-60 | 8 | 32.5 | Delock | Hoeft | Kinder | 2:14 | D | 5,160 | ---- | ||
| 90 | 90 | Sunday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 13 | 3 | 28-60 | 8 | 33.0 | Branca | Kellner | 2:24 | D | + | ||||
| 91 | 91 | Sunday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | PHA | T | 8 | 8 | 11 | 28-60 | 8 | 33.0 | 2:54 | D | + | |||||
| 92 | 92 | Tuesday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 8 | 7 | 10 | 29-60 | 8 | 32.0 | Madison | Lane | 2:50 | D | 3,565 | ++ | ||
| 93 | 93 | Thursday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 9 | 6 | 10 | 30-60 | 8 | 30.0 | Garver | Masterson | 2:54 | D | 0 | +++ | ||
| 94 | 94 | Thursday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 5 | 4 | 31-60 | 8 | 30.0 | Gray | Marrero | Gromek | 1:56 | D | 7,291 | ++++ | ||
| 95 | 95 | Friday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 5 | 1 | 32-60 | 7 | 29.0 | Hoeft | McDonald | 1:58 | N | 43,082 | +++++ | |||
| 96 | 96 | Saturday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 11 | 15 | 12 | 32-61 | 7 | 30.0 | Reynolds | Herbert | 4:04 | D | 16,434 | - | ||
| 97 | 97 | Sunday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 5 | 3 | 33-61 | 7 | 30.0 | Miller | Lopat | Hoeft | 2:33 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 98 | 98 | Sunday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 4 | 14 | 33-62 | 7 | 30.0 | Gorman | Gromek | 2:34 | D | 49,717 | - | |||
| 99 | 99 | Tuesday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 8 | 5 | 34-62 | 7 | 30.0 | Gray | Shea | Branca | 2:46 | N | 6,065 | + | |
| 100 | 100 | Wednesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 5 | 13 | 34-63 | 7 | 31.0 | Marrero | Aber | 2:23 | N | 3,591 | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Thursday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 4 | 7 | 34-64 | 7 | 31.0 | Stobbs | Hoeft | 1:51 | D | 1,279 | -- | ||
| 102 | 102 | Friday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 5 | 3 | 35-64 | 7 | 31.0 | Branca | Henry | 2:17 | N | 21,647 | + | ||
| 103 | 103 | Saturday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 36-64 | 7 | 30.0 | Herbert | Kinder | Hoeft | 2:41 | D | 10,144 | ++ |
| 104 | 104 | Sunday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 2 | 1 | 37-64 | 7 | 29.0 | Garver | Nixon | 2:17 | D | 0 | +++ | ||
| 105 | 105 | Sunday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 9 | 6 | 38-64 | 7 | 29.0 | Marlowe | Sullivan | Herbert | 2:27 | D | 20,434 | ++++ | |
| 106 | 106 | Tuesday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 15 | 38-65 | 7 | 30.5 | Raschi | Gray | Schallock | 2:29 | N | 21,031 | - | |
| 107 | 107 | Wednesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 38-66 | 7 | 31.5 | Sain | Hoeft | 2:25 | D | 10,578 | -- | ||
| 108 | 108 | Thursday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 38-67 | 7 | 32.5 | Miller | Aber | Reynolds | 2:19 | D | 9,852 | --- | |
| 109 | 109 | Friday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 1 | 3 | 38-68 | 7 | 33.5 | Kellner | Branca | 1:42 | N | 2,708 | ---- | ||
| 110 | 110 | Saturday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 5 | 9 | 38-69 | 7 | 35.0 | Fricano | Gromek | Martin | 2:11 | D | 2,552 | ----- | |
| 111 | 111 | Sunday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 38-70 | 7 | 35.0 | Martin | Miller | 2:40 | D | 0 | ------ | |
| 112 | 112 | Sunday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | T | 8 | 8 | 10 | 38-70 | 7 | 35.0 | 2:45 | D | 3,558 | ------ | |||
| 113 | 113 | Tuesday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 2 | 5 | 38-71 | 7 | 34.5 | Littlefield | Hoeft | 1:51 | D | 0 | ------- | ||
| 114 | 114 | Tuesday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 9 | 3 | 39-71 | 7 | 34.5 | Gray | Larsen | 1:55 | N | 2,881 | + | ||
| 115 | 115 | Wednesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 7 | 3 | 40-71 | 7 | 34.5 | Aber | Cain | 2:34 | N | 2,001 | ++ | ||
| 116 | 116 | Thursday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 0 | 1 | 11 | 40-72 | 7 | 35.5 | Stuart | Garver | 2:48 | D | 980 | - | |
| 117 | 117 | Friday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 0 | 7 | 40-73 | 7 | 36.0 | Pierce | Hoeft | 2:20 | N | 31,101 | -- | |||
| 118 | 118 | Saturday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 41-73 | 7 | 35.0 | Aber | Dorish | 2:17 | D | 10,274 | + | |||
| 119 | 119 | Sunday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 42-73 | 7 | 35.5 | Branca | Johnson | 1:59 | D | 19,575 | ++ | |||
| 120 | 120 | Tuesday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 43-73 | 7 | 35.5 | Gromek | Garcia | 1:49 | N | 33,848 | +++ | |||
| 121 | 121 | Wednesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 2 | 44-73 | 7 | 35.5 | Hoeft | Wynn | Herbert | 2:16 | D | 8,053 | ++++ | ||
| 122 | 122 | Thursday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 7 | 13 | 44-74 | 7 | 36.5 | Lemon | Scarborough | Hooper | 2:44 | D | 7,336 | - | ||
| 123 | 123 | Friday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 4 | 44-75 | 7 | 37.5 | Fornieles | Branca | 1:58 | N | 21,016 | -- | ||
| 124 | 124 | Saturday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 2 | 1 | 11 | 45-75 | 7 | 36.5 | Garver | Keegan | 2:26 | D | 10,407 | + | |
| 125 | 125 | Sunday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 45-76 | 7 | 38.0 | Consuegra | Gromek | 1:46 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 126 | 126 | Sunday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 6 | 11 | 45-77 | 7 | 38.0 | Trucks | Scarborough | 2:45 | D | 22,383 | -- | ||
| 127 | 127 | Tuesday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 6 | 11 | 45-78 | 7 | 39.0 | Kuzava | Herbert | Sain | 2:49 | D | 12,805 | --- | |
| 128 | 128 | Wednesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 45-79 | 7 | 40.0 | Sain | Gray | Raschi | 2:27 | D | 13,633 | ---- | ||
| 129 | 129 | Thursday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 5 | 12 | 45-80 | 7 | 40.0 | Shea | Branca | 2:20 | D | 2,892 | ----- | |||
| 130 | 130 | Friday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 4 | 7 | 45-81 | 7 | 40.0 | Masterson | Garver | 2:09 | N | 18,309 | ------ | |||
| 131 | 131 | Saturday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 2 | 7 | 45-82 | 7 | 40.0 | Porterfield | Hoeft | 1:51 | D | 4,921 | ------- | |||
| 132 | 132 | Sunday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 10 | 1 | 46-82 | 7 | 39.0 | Gromek | Coleman | 2:01 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 133 | 133 | Sunday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 9 | 1 | 8 | 47-82 | 7 | 39.0 | Aber | Fanovich | 2:02 | D | 12,617 | ++ | ||
| 134 | 134 | Monday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 9 | 7 | 48-82 | 7 | 39.0 | Marlowe | Bishop | Scarborough | 2:44 | N | 0 | +++ | ||
| 135 | 135 | Monday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 4 | 10 | 48-83 | 7 | 39.0 | Newsom | Gray | 2:28 | N | 15,584 | - | |||
| 136 | 136 | Tuesday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 7 | 5 | 49-83 | 7 | 39.0 | Herbert | Fricano | 2:34 | D | 1,915 | + | |||
| 137 | 137 | Wednesday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 5 | 49-84 | 7 | 40.0 | Parnell | Hoeft | Kinder | 2:33 | D | 5,366 | - | ||
| 138 | 138 | Thursday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 50-84 | 7 | 40.0 | Gromek | Flowers | Herbert | 2:50 | D | 3,600 | + | ||
| 139 | 139 | Friday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 6 | 14 | 50-85 | 7 | 40.5 | Larsen | Aber | 2:14 | N | 1,744 | - | ||
| 140 | 140 | Saturday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 0 | 1 | 12 | 50-86 | 7 | 41.0 | Turley | Branca | 2:25 | N | 1,960 | -- | |
| 141 | 141 | Sunday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 5 | 2 | 51-86 | 7 | 40.5 | Gray | Kretlow | Herbert | 2:11 | D | 3,251 | + | |
| 142 | 142 | Monday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 2 | 52-86 | 6 | 39.5 | Garver | Keegan | 2:30 | D | 0 | ++ | |||
| 143 | 143 | Monday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 2 | 53-86 | 6 | 39.5 | Hoeft | Fornieles | 2:12 | D | 28,259 | +++ | |||
| 144 | 144 | Wednesday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 8 | 2 | 54-86 | 6 | 40.0 | Branca | Byrd | 2:23 | N | 0 | ++++ | ||
| 145 | 145 | Wednesday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 1 | 7 | 54-87 | 6 | 40.0 | Fricano | Gromek | 1:43 | N | 2,014 | - | ||
| 146 | 146 | Friday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 55-87 | 6 | 39.5 | Gray | Reynolds | 2:36 | D | 7,534 | + | |
| 147 | 147 | Saturday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 13 | 55-88 | 6 | 40.5 | McDonald | Hoeft | 2:31 | D | 9,589 | - | ||
| 148 | 148 | Sunday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 10 | 4 | 56-88 | 6 | 40.0 | Garver | Pearce | 2:18 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 6 | 4 | 57-88 | 6 | 40.0 | Gromek | Lane | Herbert | 1:58 | D | 8,157 | ++ | |
| 150 | 150 | Monday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 1 | 6 | 57-89 | 6 | 41.0 | Stobbs | Branca | Schmitz | 1:55 | N | 1,257 | - | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Wednesday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 8 | 3 | 58-89 | 6 | 40.0 | Gray | Nixon | 2:14 | D | 2,739 | + | ||
| 152 | 152 | Thursday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 2 | 58-90 | 6 | 40.0 | Hudson | Garver | Kinder | 1:58 | D | 2,272 | - | |
| 153 | 153 | Sunday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 8 | 6 | 59-90 | 6 | 40.0 | Marlowe | Lemon | Scarborough | 2:28 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 154 | 154 | Sunday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 6 | 59-91 | 6 | 40.0 | Garcia | Branca | 2:02 | D | 23,845 | - | |||
| 155 | 155 | Tuesday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 3 | 7 | 59-92 | 6 | 41.0 | Paige | Miller | Larsen | 2:19 | N | 20,072 | -- | ||
| 156 | 156 | Friday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 12 | 59-93 | 6 | 41.5 | Tomanek | Gromek | 2:35 | N | 6,585 | --- | ||
| 157 | 157 | Saturday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 12 | 59-94 | 6 | 41.5 | Hoskins | Gray | 2:04 | D | 4,335 | ---- | ||
| 158 | 158 | Sunday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 3 | 60-94 | 6 | 40.5 | Aber | Feller | 2:00 | D | 9,579 | + | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak |
Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.